title: Descending necrotizing Mediastinitis caused by Kocuria rosea: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Kocuria species are gram-positive, non-pathogenic commensals. However, in immunocompromised patients such as transplant recipients, cancer patients, or patients with chronic medical conditions, they can cause opportunistic infections.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the first case of descending necrotizing mediastinitis in a 58-year-old, relatively healthy woman caused by Kocuria rosea.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Descending necrotizing mediastinitis due to Kocuria rosea can be successfully treated with prompt surgical drainage combined with antimicrobial therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Shinyong-dong 344-2, Iksan, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea. bart21@hanmail.net.
authors.forename: Mi Kyung
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Soon Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Dae Woong
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Ryu
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008835:Micrococcaceae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents